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Chromium (total)

Moore County Public Util. - Pinehurst

Chromium is a naturally occurring metal, but industrial uses can elevate its levels in water. One form, hexavalent chromium, causes cancer. Total chromium is not a good indicator of the amount of hexavalent chromium in drinking water.

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89

Samples

0

Samples exceeding legal limit (MCL)

0

Samples exceeding
health guidelines

Testing results - average by year

 
YearAverage resultSamples takenDetectionsRange of results
20130.0725 ppb5210ND - 0.690 ppb
2014N/A00N/A
2015N/A00N/A
2016ND220ND
2017N/A00N/A
2018N/A00N/A
2019ND150ND

ppb = parts per billion

State and national drinking water standards and health guidelines

EPA Maximum Contaminant
Level (MCL) 100 ppb

The legal limit for total chromium, established in 1991, was based on a 1958 toxicity study in laboratory animals, and applies to both the less-toxic trivalent chromium and the more-toxic hexavalent chromium forms of this compound. This limit does not protect against the risk of cancer from ingestion of hexavalent chromium.

ppb = parts per billion

All test results

Date Lab ID Result
2013-02-26201302280379AMND
2013-02-26201302280397AMND
2013-02-26201302280404AMND
2013-02-26201302280394AMND
2013-02-27201302280415AMND
2013-02-27201302280373AMND
2013-02-27201303010360AMND
2013-02-27201302280377AMND
2013-02-27201302280375AMND
2013-02-27201302280402AMND
2013-02-27201302280392AMND
2013-02-27201302280381AMND
2013-02-27201302280390AMND
2013-02-27201303010370AMND
2013-02-27201302280387AMND
2013-02-27201302280385AMND
2013-02-27201302280383AM0.300 ppb
2013-02-28201303010356AM0.320 ppb
2013-02-28201303010374AMND
2013-02-28201303010372AM0.270 ppb
2013-02-28201303010376AM0.410 ppb
2013-02-28201303010354AMND
2013-03-19201303200285AM0.690 ppb
2013-05-15201305170382AM0.540 ppb
2013-05-16201305170365AM0.280 ppb
2013-05-16201305170380AM0.250 ppb
2013-08-27201308280202AM0.460 ppb
2013-08-27201308280135AMND
2013-08-27201308280186AMND
2013-08-29201308300192AMND
2013-08-29201308300197AMND
2013-08-29201308300146AMND
2013-09-03201309040306AMND
2013-09-03201309040316AMND
2013-09-03201309040308AMND
2013-09-03201309040329AMND
2013-09-09201309100276AMND
2013-09-09201309100216AMND
2013-09-10201309110516AMND
2013-09-11201309120287AMND
2013-09-12201309130560AMND
2013-09-25201309270126AMND
2013-09-25201309270077AMND
2013-09-25201309270100AMND
2013-09-26201309270081AMND
2013-09-26201309270079AM0.250 ppb
2013-09-26201309270085AMND
2013-09-26201309270083AMND
2013-11-26201311270389AMND
2013-11-26201311270064AMND
2013-11-26201311270062AMND
2013-11-26201311270049AMND
2016-04-1337729_16-11546ND
2016-04-1337729_16-11551ND
2016-04-1337729_16-11547ND
2016-04-1337729_16-11550ND
2016-04-1337729_16-11549ND
2016-04-1337729_16-11548ND
2016-04-1337729_16-11545ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13925ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13919ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13920ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13921ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13922ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13923ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13924ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13926ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13927ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13928ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13929ND
2016-05-0237729_16-13930ND
2016-05-0437729_16-13918ND
2016-05-0437729_16-13915ND
2016-11-1537729_16-40026ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03167 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03171 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03168 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03166 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03169 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03170 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03165 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03154 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03164 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03163 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03162 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03161 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03160 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03159 ND
2019-01-2237729_19-03158 ND